Now comes the first full-length trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim. And from the looks of it, the sci-fi/action bonanza could be epic.

If you don’t already know, the Toronto-shot film is del Toro’s homage to Japanese ‘kaiju’ monster movies – you know, Godzilla, Cloverfield?

But unlike previous “Monsters versus Humans” movies, this time around we’re going to suit up Transformer-style to do battle with the creatures from the deep.

The action looks stellar, and the trailer provides the best line of any movie due next year: “Armageddon is cancelled” (courtesy of Idris Elba). By the looks of this, Supes, Kirk and Spock just might have their work cut out for them.

Check out the trailer and let us know if you think this will be the action event of next summer in the comments below.

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Bruce Kirkland has been a reporter with Sun Media for 31 years. He has worked the movies beat from 1980-2007, and still focuses on TIFF, Cannes, Oscars. Before taking a position at the Toronto Sun, he worked at the Ottawa Journal as entertainment editor and movie critic from 1979-80, and at Toronto Star as music critic and general-assignment news reporter from 1971-79.

Jim has been a Sun reporter for 28 years. Previously covered TV beat and all entertainment fields. Scriptwriter for NHL Awards, Gemini Awards, documentaries. Prior to Sun, worked at Ottawa Citizen as entertainment reporter from 1981-1983.

Liz Braun has been a Sun reporter for 25 years, all as movies critic. Worked concurrently in TV and radio for 20 years; co-hosted the original On The Arts for CBC National TV, for example and also appeared on Canada AM and various TV talk shows with regard to entertainment news. Previously was a music publicist: national director of publicity for CBS (now Sony) Records and Concert Productions International.